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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for the thoughtful replies. I've been noticing a lot of the following dynamic in my text threads lately:

Me: Hey, I'd love to get a hang on the calendar! Dinner/drinks/walk sometime soon?
Friend: Yes, I would love that!
Me: My schedule is pretty open - what works for you?
Friend: ...

I'm genuinely having trouble parsing whether people are just busy and can't commit, or don't actually want to hang and are trying to be polite, or something else. Thoughts?
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I personally would respond to you and think this text thread is kind and flexible. However, maybe you need to narrow down what you’re suggesting rather than an open ended invite, and make it easy for the person. Ex.: Hey, would your fam like to come over for 4pm happy hour Sunday afternoon? I’ll have drinks and guac for adults and we can put on a movie with popcorn for kids in the basement. Or, I’m thinking of checking out a his new brewery place Saturday at lunch. The kids can come and play games. Any interest?

Lots of people need to arrange a sitter for kids if kids are not involved so know your audience. Like, my husband always worked late so if I wanted to meet a friend on a weeknight, I’d need to arrange a sitter. Also lots of people are drowning and need to do laundry, groceries, meal prep, sports, etc on weekends and it takes up a lot of free time. I personally have a lot of travel and family obligations (cousin bridal shower, grandma birthday), so a lot of weekends are out. I appreciate my friends who are proactive about this stuff bc I am not. [/quote]

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